Schizovalva prioleuca
Schizovalva prioleuca is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1911. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]
| Schizovalva prioleuca | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Schizovalva |
| Species: | S. prioleuca |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizovalva prioleuca (Meyrick, 1911) | |
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The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are purple-blackish with a white dorsal streak from the base to the tornus, attenuated near the base, the upper edge forming three triangular prominences between one-fourth and the tornus, then continued as a slender irregular streak along the termen to the apex and there is a small white mark on the costa towards the apex. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- funet.fi
- Afro Moths
- Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (1) : 66 Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
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